Inside the Tower of London - Season 8
Season 8
Episodes
Episode 1
It's June 2024 at the staff at the Tower of London join the rest of the nation in preparing to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings of 1944, a pivotal moment that helped change the course of the Second World War. At the heart of the commemorations, deputy governor Debbie Whittingham organises a major remembrance service on Chapel Green, including a lone bagpiper to perform the haunting lament that echoed across the beaches on D-Day.
Episode 2
It's March 2025 and the Tower is preparing to launch an ambitious display to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE day, the end of the Second World War in Europe. They will be bringing back nearly 30,000 ceramic poppies to the Fortress. Cameras also focus on Buildings Curator Alfred Hawkins, who is beginning an excavation at Henry VIII's chapel of St Peter ad Vincula.
Episode 3
Historic Royal Palaces' Chief Historian Tracy Borman investigates a royal mystery regarding the end of the Tudor dynasty. Meanwhile, Ravenmaster Barney Chandler has received news that the fortress' flock of iconic ravens will be getting two new additions, and he will be responsible for personally caring for the baby chicks once they arrive.
Episode 4
The Palace is undergoing a huge transformation to help bring to life what it was like for the people who lived and worked there in the 1200s. Pride of place is a new exhibit, a 700-year-old, one-of-a-kind, rare item found in the Tower's moat, with an amazing story to tell. Meanwhile, in the Raven House, two new arrivals are about to move in, but first, everything needs to be made ready for them.
Episode 5
May 2025, and the Tower is gearing up for the busiest day of the year so far with thousands of ceramic poppies forming an installation to mark the end of the Second World War. Her Majesty Queen Camilla is coming to the Tower to plant the last poppy alongside one of its youngest residents, five-year-old Harrison.
Episode 6
It's May 6th, and the Tower is preparing to host an emotional evening marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day with a Royal Marines marching band, a newly commissioned poem by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, and a parade honouring Second World War veterans. Ravenmaster Barney Chandler finally chooses names for the royal fortress's two youngest ravens, and a new Beefeater joins the ranks of the royal palace.
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